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Showing posts with label Songs:Ohia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Songs:Ohia. Show all posts
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
U & U Show 385 | Getting Excited for LUH
Lost Under Heaven : Unites :
LUHSONG001 (2014)
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Debut
single from Ellery James Roberts newest project.
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Formerly
of the powerful, but short-lived WU-LYF.
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Everything
Ellery has done has felt about as big as possible. This is no different.
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Also
goes by LUH.
Elisa Ambrogio : Superstitious : The
Immoralist (2014)
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Solo
debut from Magik Markers member.
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Fuzzy
slow-burning shoe-gaze.
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Out
on the almost always solid Drag City label.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The U & U Show 345 | Let's Do It Again!
Solids : Whatevers and
Neverminds : Generic Dogs EP (2010)
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Debut
EP. Two singles out as well.
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Debut
LP is out in early 2014
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This
is one of the albums I’m most highly anticipating in 2014.
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Montreal
post-punk rock band.. Think Japandroids with less shouting.
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CMJ
2013
Stephen Malkmus &
the Jicks : Houston Hades : Wig Out at Jagbags (2014)
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6th
album with the Jicks
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Leader
of the incredibly influential indie band Pavement.
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2008’s
Real Emotional Trash is one of my all-time favorite albums.
Friday, March 22, 2013
The U & U SXSW 2013 Recap Show!
Songs:Ohia : John
Henry Split My Heart : The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)
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9th
and final Songs:Ohia release before he launched his next band Magnolia Electric
Co.
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Leader
Jason Molina died at 39 this past Saturday night (3/17/13) in Indianapolis. He
was battling alcoholism for years and it finally was too much.
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It’s
an odd feeling to describe, but he was without question one of my all-time
favorites and the person I’ve been the biggest fan of to die.
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I
feel fortunate to have seen him perform.
Pickwick : Well, Well
: Can’t Talk Medicine (2013)
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Debut
full length
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This
has catapulted itself to the forefront of the best album of ’13 discussion.
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Tied
for my favorite show at SXSW 2013.
Suuns : Mirror Mirror
: Images Du Futur (2013)
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2nd
album
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Just
released video for this one, 2020.
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Tied
for my favorite show of SXSW 2013.
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Pronounced
like ‘soons.’
Devendra Banhart :
Golden Girls : Mala (2013)
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8th
studio album
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Full
Name: Devendra (Hindu god of rain and thunder) Obi (Star Wars inspired) Banhart
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His
solo electric SXSW 2013 set was breathtaking. Charming, funny, delicate,
restrained beauty.
Diamond Rings : Mellow
Doubt (Teenage Fanclub Cover) : You & Me b/w Mellow Doubt (single) (2011)
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B-side
of a single off his debut album, Special Affections.
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2nd
album was 2012’s Free Dimensional and much more beat driven and dance.
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Powerful
solo acoustic performance at SXSW 2013.
Hiss Golden Messenger
: Red Rose Nantahala (Live) (2012)
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Unreleased
track recorded at a festival in late 2012.
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Provided
a perfect solo acoustic set on the back patio on a sunny afternoon at SXSW 2013
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His
album Poor Moon is a highlight of 2012.
Marnie Stern : Nothing
Is Easy : The Chronicles of Marnia (2013)
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4th album. Out in March 2013
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Her previous album was a 2010 Best of the U & U.
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A wild mix of the joyous unpredictability of
Ponytail and the harder Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks.
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The band I'm most excited to see play SXSW 2013 of
the announced acts so far.
MySpace
: Amazon
: HypeMachine
Phosphorescent : Ride
On, Right On : Muchacho (2013)
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6th
album
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Singer/songwriter
alias for Matthew Houck.
Thao Nguyen & the
Get Down Stay Down : We Don't Call : We The Common (2013)
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4th
album. Also one collab album with Mirah called Thao & Mirah.
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if
you are unfamiliar with Thao you need to correctly that quickly
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If
she ever were to propose to me, I would say yes.
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SXSW
2013
You Won’t : Three Car
Garage : Skeptic Goodbye (2012)
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Debut
album.
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Liked
them at CMJ. LOVED them at SXSW.
Nick Cave : Wild
Lovely Eyes : Push Away the Sky (2013)
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15th
studio album
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Most
recent was 2008’s ‘Dig, Lazarus! Dig!!!’ and then his two Grinderman albums.
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Like
a few artists out there, like Lou Reed and Tom Waits, he has a huge cult
following and a unique/distinct sound.
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SXSW
2013
Cloud Cult : You’re
the Only Thing In Your Way : Love (2013)
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10th
album
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Led
by environmentalist Craig Minowa
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'Advice
from the Happy Hippopotamus' was their 6th and best album.
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I
reference this band a lot when talking about newer bands taking on this style
because these guys are so good at it!
Youth Lagoon : Pelican
Man : Wondrous Bughouse (2013)
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2nd
full length
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Lusher,
wilder, trippier follow up to their understated debut.
Turf War : Ain’t
Living Long Like This (Waylon Jennings cover) : Turf War Plays the Hits (2013)
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EP
of covers
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Favorite
band of SXSW 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
It's Made Me Cry
Where Is Jason Molina?
Here's a favorite of mine and about the last thing he's released...
Magnolia Electric Co. : It's Made Me Cry
Get right, sir.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Unknown and Unheard Show 229!!! (mp3)
- Brand new LP.
- This is a former best of the U & U top spot holder thanks to their album ‘The Stage Names’
- Lyric-heavy deeply layered building folk rock.
- This is the album's opener.
The Heavenly States - Model Son - Oui Camera Oui (2011)
- 4th album since 2003
- Love the off-kilter Modest Mouse vibes this band puts out.
1, 2, 3 - Work - New Heaven (2011)
- Forthcoming debut.
- Latest hard-to-google band!
- Jangily and Fuzzy rock.
The Antlers – I Don't Want Love - Burst Apart (2011)
- 4th album
- Big pop sound… remind me of The Arcade Fire’s acoustic tracks
- If you like this at all, just go get their 3rd album 'Hospice' it's still the best to date.
Milagres - Glowing Mouth - Glowing Mouth (2011)
- Forthcoming Full length. One EP out now.
- Slow burning sound that Suckers and Twilight Singers fans could get into.
Fleet Foxes - Bedouin Dress - Helplessness Blues (2011)
- Long awaited 2nd full length.
- No band was better in 2008 in which they released their debut EP & LP.
- My number one album for the 2008 (same with Pitchfork and numerous other outlets).
- Hugely diverse, lush, harmony-laden folk.
- 3rd album
- Folk singer/songwriter type
- The voice gets me here more than anything
- Former leader of Smog.
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
The National – Exile Vilify - The Portal 2 (2011)
- This song is from a video game soundtrack.
- Latest full length album was High Violet. First since 2007
- They also had a hand in the production of the ‘Dark Was The Night’ compilation.
Official Site : MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine : DayTrotter
Night Beats - Dial 666 - Night Beats (2011)
- Garage and soul coming together nicely.
- Bigger fuzz and fidelity than their previous efforts.
MySpace : Amazon : HypeMachine
Guards - Hear You Call - Resolution of One 7" Single (2011)
- Upbeat pop driven garage.
- Released another EP and that's all so far.
Gypsyblood - Bright Futures - Cold In The Guestway (2011)
- This song show a lot of Pavement influence.
- Pulsing early 90's indie rock.
- Debut EP
- UK
Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission - The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)
- This is the opening frack to Jason Molina's 4 Songs: Ohia album and one of the finest he's written.
- Molina followed up this album by starting the band Magnolia Electric Co and expounded upon the sound of this gorgeous alt-country album.
- Listen!
Bon Iver – Blood Bank – Blood Bank EP (2009)
- new EP, follow up to one of the best 2008 albums
- tides you over a bit as we await a new full length
- powerful live performer
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Must Be Blind - Must Be Blind/Life In Muscle EP (2011)
- Two song collaborative single from two prolific singer/songwriters.
Airlines - Colors - Visions EP (2011)
- Debut EP.
- Yet another new act seemingly following in the sound footpath pioneered by Yeasayer.
- Lush, layered synth pop.
- RIYL: Yeasayer, Bravestation and Geographer.
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